With no specific announcements for Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has failed to impress people, trade and industrial […]
Month: February 2018
Budget 2018 – Key Highlights
* Arun Jaitley says that the government does not propose any changes in tax slabs this year. * FM proposes a fiscal deficit of 3.3% […]
Earth’s satellite turns red, stargazers see ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ across India
Moon-gazers saw a super moon, when it looks bigger and brighter than ever because it is closer to the earth, a blue moon, which is […]
Keep check on growth of water lilies in Dal Lake: High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) to remain alert about the re-emergence of lily pads in […]
Ravinder Raina, BJP MLA demands ban on alcohol in J&K
BJP MLA Ravinder Raina demanded that Jammu and Kashmir be declared a dry state and that alcohol and bars be banned immediately, drawing support from […]
KCCI objects to proposed land transfer to police dept
Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) president Javid Ahmad Tenga has expressed resentment over the proposed transfer of HMT Watch Factory industrial land to […]
90% Dip in precipitation, January 2018 decade’s driest period
Kashmir witnessed the driest January in a decade with nearly 90 per cent deficiency in precipitation. It has also risked the survival of the region’s […]
India slips to 42nd place on EIU Democracy Index
India has slipped to 42nd place on an annual Global Democracy Index amid rise of conservative religious ideologies and increase in vigilantism and violence against […]
Joint Resistance Leadership calls for Shopian Chalo on Feb 2
Malik leads protest against Shopian killings The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik Wednesday called for […]
FIR filed against Army men in Shopian shootout; Nirmal Singh says ‘won’t let anyone demoralise forces’
The Indian Army has reacted to the FIR lodged in the case of two civilians killed in the firing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district […]